Bazooka Joe, the eyepatch-wearing bubblegum mascot, is being chewed up and spit out by Topps, Inc., after a 59-year career appearing in tiny three-or-four panel cartoons that doubled as wrapping paper. As part of a rebranding effort, Bazooka Candy Brands, a division of Topps, Inc., has decided to get rid of the comics and replace […]

It’s confirmed, the Convoy Brothers are coming to the D23 Expo! They’ve been assigned a product number and a UPC so they are coming! Displayed at the Petersen Museum. Mattel Product #Y6038 and UPC Code: 746775229177 And the box is HUGE – 16″ across – meaning it’s a 4-pack. At some point, they were thinking […]

The 50th anniversary of the Jetsons is celebrated  with a (too? 🙂 ) serious episode recap guide of 10 episodes by of all people, The Smithsonian. Of course, one of the greatest theme songs of all time … and a great outro … this YouTube clip is particularly great as you even get an animated […]

With fun animation …

Children’sToyCloset has gotten another warehouse-find shipment – oversized deluxe cases G & R so if you haven’t found the Pope & Popemobile – and you want one open and one to keep sealed, or to split a case, case G contains 2 of the Pope & 2 Popemobiles. okay, you also get 2 Submarine Finn’s but […]

Pretty cool … (sorry – for some reason, YouTube embeds are lost on one of my browsers).

Coming attached to Monsters University later this summer … When it plays in the UK, will it be called Blue Bumbershoot? 🙂 More details and Behind the Scenes at the WSJ.

Sergio sends along some interesting pics of an oddball Saluting Sarge.   Normal Saluting Sarge is on the left. The oddball one is essentially “regular” Sarge with a bent/Saluting antenna. The explanation is pretty simple as Saluting Sarge and regular Sarge is exactly the same mold except for A) the hole for the antenna and […]

Now available online and on sale. Long Ge. Also online, the next two Chase releases: Hot Rod Lightning McQueen & Metallic Rescue Squad Mater. Thanks for heads up “ToyFountain” and “Mark F.” D23 Members also can use a one-time coupon.

Yea, Post is going to start to replace Fred Flintstone on his own cereal – Fruity Peebles – with wrestler John Cena … Metal chair to the back of his head, the lodge hat goes flying … Fred may be down and out … You can read more at Ad Age.